U.S. Military Issues Executive Order to Prevent COVID-19 Pandemic; China ‘Appoints Its Top Military Bio-Warfare Expert to Take Over Secretive Virus Lab in Wuhan’
By Futurism. American military leaders issued an executive order this week that mobilized the entire Department of Defense to prepare for a potential pandemic-level outbreak of the coronavirus COVID-19.
The order was referenced in memos sent out to Navy and Marine Corps officials this week, according to the Military Times. It includes plans to impose fourteen-day quarantines for servicemembers who recently traveled to China along with those who came into contact with them, as well as treatment plans for any confirmed cases.
“We are taking all appropriate precautionary measures to prevent any potential spread of the virus,” U.S. Forces Korea commander Army General Robert Abrams said last week, per Military Times. “Key for everyone is to follow standard hygiene protocols, and if not feeling well — get screened ASAP!”
At press time, the U.S. has only confirmed 15 cases of COVID-19. But with military outposts around the world, the Defense Department issued sweeping, service-wide warnings and orders so that it can be ready in advance, should the outbreak worsen. (Read more from “U.S. Military Issues Executive Order to Prevent COVID-19 Pandemic” HERE)
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China ‘Appoints Its Top Military Bio-Warfare Expert to Take Over Secretive Virus Lab in Wuhan’, Sparking Conspiracy Theories That Coronavirus Outbreak Is Linked to Beijing’s Army
By Daily Mail. China has reportedly appointed its top military biological weapon expert to take over a secretive virus laboratory in Wuhan after the outbreak of a new coronavirus, sparking conspiracy theories that the health crisis could be connected to the army.
Chen Wei, a Major General of the People’s Liberation Army, was flown in to Wuhan by the central government late last month before officially taking the helm of Wuhan Institute of Virology, according to a report.
The 54-year-old’s designation prompted some people to speculate that the epidemic could have been spawned in the little-known lab and that the lab is run by Beijing’s military. (Read more from “China ‘Appoints Its Top Military Bio-Warfare Expert to Take Over Secretive Virus Lab in Wuhan’, Sparking Conspiracy Theories That Coronavirus Outbreak Is Linked to Beijing’s Army” HERE)
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